Sri Lanka pick Atapattu as interim coach

COLOMBO:- Sri Lanka Cricket on Friday named former captain Marvan Atapattu as interim head coach, making him the island nation's seventh coach in the last four years. Atapattu, 43, was appointed for the tour of England and Scotland starting next month and the subsequent home series against South Africa in July, the board said in a statement. Former Test spinner Ruwan Kalpage will join Atapattu as assistant coach for the same period, the statement added.–AFp